Shoe and sole therefor



Sept. l5, 1936. A BATES SHOE AND SOLE THEREFOR Filed Nov. 28, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet lV /Nl/ENTR. www im Z llllllllll/ Sept- 15, 1936 A. BATES 2,054,188

SHOE AND SOLE THEREFOR l Filed Nov. 28, 1933 2 Sh'eets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 15, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE AND SOLE THEREFOR Arthur Bates, Leicester, England, assigner to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Paterson, N. J., a. corporation of New Jersey Application November 28, V1933, Serial No. 700,110 In Great Britain December 1, 1932 8 Claims.

Yshoe located at a level markedly above the tread face of the sole, it being less easy for dampness from the ground to penetrate through this junction to the foot of the wearer than it is in the `case of shoes of ordinaryconstruction.

In this illustrated embodiment the rim of the outsole is so formed that it reaches a maximum height (say perhaps a height approaching three quarters of an inch) above the level of the tread surface of the outsole at the toe portion and gradd ually decreases in height at each side of the shoe in the directionof the heel until it disappears altogether at about the forward end of the shank portion of the sole at each side of the shoe, the portion of the outsole heelwardly therefrom being of normal form, that is not provided with a rim or outturned marginal portion.

In the construction of this shoe the main body of the upper is lasted inwardly over an insole but lthe margin of van additional vampportion of the upper at the forepart of the shoe is turned outwardly and sewn to the said outwardly'turned marginal iiange on the outsole. It will thus be realized that at the toe portion of the shoe the external joint between upper and outsole is located at a level well above that of the tread of the sole. At each side of the shoe the level of the Vjoint gets lower until at the shank at each side of the shoe it becomes almost that of the tread of the sole. .However at the major portion of the forepart of the shoe the said joint, being raised upwardly from the tread will not be so liable when the shoe is in wear to be penetrated by damp when the wearer is walking over wet ground as would a shoe of normal type in which the corresponding joint is substantially on alevel with the tread since it is raised above the wetness on the ground and thus such wetness has little opportunity to work its way through into the interior of the shoe.

Moreover since in this embodiment of the invention the said joint at the forepart between upper and outsole is angularly inclined to the horizontal, being, as already explained, at its highest at the toe and Ydecreasing gradually in height towards'the heel; any water getting into the crease at the joint v,will not tend to remain :there .as itwouldin the ordinary, casewhere the the outsole is attached thereto;

corresponding crease is more or less horizontal, but will tend to run 01T heelwardly and thus is very much less likely to penetrate into the interior ofthe shoe than `it would be if the crease were horizontal in which case it would Vbe likely 5 to lie for some time in such crease. v

Another embodiment hereinafter described is a shoe comprising an upper having its margin `turned outwardly all roundand secured to a sole which is flat at-its heel portion and has, around `10 its forepart portion only, an upstandingrim. In

.this embodiment, which provides a shoe which may be very simply manufactured at low cost and which is particularly suitable for childrens wear, the sole is molded to have an upstandrlg rim y1.5 of substantially constant height around its forepart portion only, the heel portion being left iiat and unmolded. The rim is provided with an'outturned ange. The upper has its margin turned outwardly all round. lRound the forepart the 270V out-turned margin issewn to the ange on the Vsole while round the remainder of the shoe the outturned margin is sewn to the sole after the vfashion commonly practised in making kstitchdown shoes. In this embodiment as in theeml2 5 bodiment previouslygnentioned the seam between upper and sole is locatedV at a Vlevel markedly above the Vtread face of the sole `at/the fxorepart `of the shoe (which is usuallythe portion of ashoe most pronetoadmitrdampness) andpthis renders .3p

therseam less accessible to V and so less likely to be penetratedby groundrdampness than Vis thecase with yshoes of the more usual constructions.'

The above and other objects'and featuresof theuinvention `will become clear from the fol- 135 lowing description given with referenceto the accompanying drawings of the two embodiments of the invention already referredto.

.In .the Saddrawings: ,n

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of .a completedlgo shoe constituting anrernbodiment ofthe invention;

Fig. `2 is a bottom plan view of the -shoe shown in vFig.1 at a stage Ai nits constructionpbefore .45 Fig. 3 is a perspective viewl of the outsole for the shoe shown in Figgl; l

Fig. 4 is a cross-,sectional viewalong the line IV-.IV of Fig. 1 Y Y Fig; 5's a side elevational View of'a completed; 50

shoe constituting a second embodimentof the drawings will first be described. This shoe is particularly useful'for sports and otherrpurposes where the wearer may have it constantly in use overV wet ground. The upper I of the shoe is conveniently made of fairly heavy upper leather which preferably has been treated in well known mannerV to render it as waterproof as possible.

The loose upper I (which `except as now to beV indicated is of normal form) has associated therewith a lining 3 (Figure 4) and has attached to V.its external surface an additional vamp portion which is secured by a line of stitching l to K the Vupper I but which is left free around the remainder of its margin. The additional vamp portion 5 is shown as comprising two portions stitched together one of which constitutes a toecap. 'I'he upper is assembled on a Vlast with a plain insole 9 (that is an insole of the kind used in McKay type shoes) and with a counter I Y and box toe I3 and is then pulled over Yand lasted' to the insole by any of the ordinary methodsemployed in the construction of McKay type shoes,

lasting tacks 5 being illustrated in Figure 2.

During the lasting operation the additional vamp portion 5 isturned out of the way and is not attached to the insole 9. Y

The outsole for the shoe is seen in per- Y spective in Figure 3V and is molded to theY shape seen in that figure by making use of two suitably shaped co-operating solemolds in a sole molding machine of any well known construction. The outsole has'round the forepart only an upstanding rim I9 which makes an angle approaching a right angle with the tread face of the sole. n

Therim I9 is moreover provided with .an out- Vturnedrflang'e 2| which itself makes an angle approaching a right angle with the rim. The rim is of maximum height (this, in the illustrated embodiment, being about three quarters of an inch) at the toe end and decreases to zero-heightV at about the forward end of theshank portion of the -sole at each side of the sole. When the outsole Il is laid on the shoe bottom the forepart portion of the shoe bottom is received in the cavity bounded by Ythe rim I9, the sole being so molded Y that, as will be seen from Fig. 4, the rim I9 closely embraces Vthe sides of the shoe.

AY Ysuitable. shank piece (not shown) may be attached to the shoe bottom and any bottomfilling Y 23 (Fig. 4)'nthat may be required appliedrbefore the shoe and outsolerll are assembled together. -The outsole I1 may be permanently attached to the shoe at the shankY at each side by v any suitable Vwel] known process. litrmay be machine sewn by stitches penetrating For example right through the insole, or it may be screwed or Ariveted. At its heel Aportion it is conveniently Vnailed downV in well known fashion. At the forepart however the outsoleV is attached in the Vfollowing-manner. The! additional vamp portion 5 of the upper of the shoe, which as aforesaid'has Yconveniently previously been turned out of the w'ay is'now brought into position with its mar-` gin outwardly turned and adjacent the out-turned flange 2| on the outsole. The shoe is then presentedto a sewing machine, such as is described in my prior United States specification No.

Y 1,198,405, provided with upper gripping pincers that the additional vamp portion 5 falls into po- Y sition so readily that it is not essential that a sewing machine provided with lasting pincers should be employed to sew it to the flange 2|. When the additional Vamp portion has been sewn to the flange 2 I lon the outsole, the outsole having previously been secured to the shoe bottom at its shank and heel` portions will be firmly attached to the shoe around its whole margin. The shoe will then have its heel 2'I'attached and will be iinished in any ordinary manner.

AsY has been already indicated hereinbefore it will be more than ordinarilyrdiicult for dampness to penetrate to the interior of a shoe constructed as just described in ordinary wear of Vthe shoe. YIf desired the degree of waterproofness of the shoe may be yet further increased by Ycoating the internal surfaceof the outsole (or the portion of the shoe bottom which is to contact with this surface or both) ybefore the outsole is laid on'the shoe'with wax or other water resisting Y material, a particularly thick coating being applied at the upper'surrface of the ilange 2| in order that the joint between the flange and the additional vamp portion 5 of the upper shall be rendered as impenetratable to dampV as conveniently can be done. Y

The shoe shown in Figs. 5 and 6 Vis of the sandal variety and may be verycheaplyV constructed. s

It is particularly suited for childrens wear. The

koutsole 29 is molded so that it has round the` Vcept for the provision of aY separate strap 3l)` shaped to have two side portions which are secured together by a back seam 39. This type of shoe need not necessarily be provided with any box toe though it is desirable toV provide a counter which may be Ystitched, to the upper by a.v

line of stitching 4|. The outwardly ilanged Inarure 5. The loose upper and sole are conveniently assembled together without ymaking use of any Ylast Yand the, outwardly turned margin of the upper is sewn tothe sole on a suitable vsewing ma-v chine, for examplefa straightA needle sewing machine, the stitching being sho-wn at 45 in Figure 6. After the securing together of upper and sole the shoe has a single lift heel 41 slugged or nailed thereon and is :finished in' any desired fashion. A light sock 49 is desirablyV adhesively secured to the inside surface of the sole.Y

Havingthus described my invention, what' I claim as new and desire toA secure by Letters Patent of the United States is :V- 1 j l. A shoe comprising an upper and a 'sole having an upstanding rim formed thereon of lmaximum height at, the toe end and gradually decreasing in height from the toe to the forward out-turned flange to which an out-turned marginal portion of said upper is secured.

3. A shoe comprising an insole, a continuous upper having a portion lasted inwardly over said insole around the Whole periphery thereof, an outsole having an upstanding rim formed thereon around its forepart portion only, said rim having an out-turned ange, and another layer of material covering the vamp portion only of the upper and secured in outturned relation to the upstanding rim.

4. A shoe comprising an insole, an upper having a portion lasted inwardly over said insole around the whole periphery thereof, an outsole having an upstanding rim formed thereon around its forepart portion only, said rim having an out-turned ange, and an additional vamp portion overlying the vamp portion of said upper and having its margin secured to the out.- turned flange of the rim of the sole.

5. A shoe sole having an upstanding rim of maximum height at the toe end which decreases gradually to zero height at the shank and heel portions.

6. A shoe sole having an upstanding rim of maximum height at the toe end, which decreases gradually to zero height at the forward extremity of the shank portion and is provided with an out-turned flange.

7. In a shoe, an insole, an upper comprising a layer having vamp and quarter portions and a continuous additional outer layer extending from substantially the front extremity of the shankA forwardly, and a sole the shank and heel por-v tions of which are at and the forepart of which has an upstanding rim having an outturned flange, said vamp and quarter being lasted over upon the insole all the way around the shoe, and said additional layer having its margin outturned and secured to said outturned ange, the shank and heel portions of the sole being secured in contact with the overlasted upper.

8. A shoe having a full-length insole, an upper comprising quarter and vamp portions lasted inwardly over the bottom of said insole, an outsole comprising a flat shank and heel part and a forepart having an upstanding rim extending about the forepart of the insole, the top portion of said rim being outturned to form a ange, and a continuous layer of material overlying the forepart portion only of the vamp and secured in o'utturned relation to said flange. f

ARTHUR BATES. 

